Apparatus and method for controlling drive of three-phase multiplex winding motor

ABSTRACT

In vector control apparatus and method for a three-phase multiplex winding motor, a plurality of inverters are installed, each inverter operatively driving a corresponding one of multiplex windings of the motor and a plurality of inverter controllers are installed whose number corresponds to that of the inverters. Each controller includes: a decoupling voltage calculator for calculating d-axis and q-axis voltage setting values V 1  d* and V 1  q* on the basis of an excitation instruction value Io*, a torque instruction value I T  *, d-axis-and-q-axis current instruction values i 1  d* and i 1  q* which are quotients of the excitation instruction value Io* and the torque instruction value I T  * divided respectively by the multiplex number N of the windings of the motor, and a power supply frequency ω which is an addition of a slip frequency ωs to a rotor revolution frequency ωr; a d-axis-and-q-axis current controller for performing P-I calculations for respective deviations between d-axis current instruction value i 1  d* and its detected value i 1  d and between q-axis current instruction value i 1  q* and its detected value i 1  q so as to derive d-axis and q-axis voltage errors ΔV 1  d and ΔV 1  q ; and a plurality of PWM circuits, each receiving d-axis and q-axis voltages V 1  d and V 1  q as d-axis and d-axis voltage instructions and generating and outputting gate signals to the corresponding one of the inverters, the d-axis and d-axis voltages being respective additions of the d-axis and q-axis voltage setting values V 1  d* and V 1  q* to the d-axis-and-q-axis voltage errors ΔV 1  d and ΔV 1  q.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

a) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to apparatus and method for controllingdrive of a three-phase multiplex winding motor and, more particularly,relates to vector control apparatus and method for the three-phaseN-plex (N=2, 3, 4,- - -) winding motor preferably with a secondaryresistance variation compensation method.

b) Description of the Related Art

Japanese Patent Application First Publications No. Showa 62-100191published on May 9, 1987 and No. Showa 63-305792 published on Dec. 13,1998 exemplify previously proposed drive systems for multiplex windingAC motors.

Each of these systems drives an N-plex winding motor through N number ofinverters to permit a large capacity of the motor (N=2, 3, 4, - - -).

Each of the previously proposed drive systems for the N-plex windingmotor through the correspondingly same phase voltage or current so as todrive the N-plex winding motor.

However, an object of providing each of the previously proposed drivesystems is merely to achieve a larger capacity of the motor. Inaddition, a decoupling control cannot be achieved as has been carriedout in a conventional three-phase induction motor.

Examples of literatures describing the decoupling controls for thethree-phase induction motors are listed below.

Literature 1:

"Comparison of Practical Performances between Controlled Current Sourceand Controlled Voltage Source Vector Control Systems" described in aJapanese Paper of an institute of Electrical Engineering (J-IEE) D,volume 107 No. 2, published in 1987, and authored by Masayuki Terashima,et al.

Literature 2:

"Compensation for Parameters Variation of Induction Motor ImprovedTorque Control Characteristics at Low and High Speed Region" describedin the Japanese Paper of the institute of Electrical Engineering (J-IEE)D, volume 112 No. 2, published in 1992, and authored by Tetsuo Yamada,et al.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

When the high performance control is carried out in such a three-phasemultiplex winding motor as described above, an improvement in a currentresponse by means of the decoupling control as described in theliterature 1 and the parameter variation compensation as described inthe literature 2 are necessary.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide controlapparatus and method for controlling a drive of a three-phase multiplexwinding motor which can achieve a decoupling control for the three-phasemultiplex winding motor, can control a secondary magnetic flux andsecondary current in a decoupling control mode, and can achieve an idealvector control.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided witha control apparatus for a three-phase multiplex winding motor,comprising: a plurality of inverters, each inverter operatively drivinga corresponding winding couple of multiplex windings of the motor; aplurality of controllers whose number corresponds to that of theinverters, each controller controlling an operation of a correspondingone of the inverters, each controller including: a decoupling voltagecalculator for calculating d-axis and q-axis voltage setting values V₁d* and V₁ q* on the basis of an excitation instruction value Io*, atorque instruction value I_(T) *, d-axis-and-q-axis current instructionvalues i₁ d* and i₁ q* which are quotients of the excitation instructionvalue Io* and the torque instruction value I_(T) * divided respectivelyby the multiplex number N of the winding couples of the motor, and apower supply frequency ω which is an addition of a slip frequency ωs toa rotor revolution frequency ωr; a d-axis-and-q-axis current controllerfor performing proportional-and-integration calculations for respectivedeviations between d-axis current instruction value i₁ d* and itsdetected value i₁ d and between q-axis current instruction value i₁ q*and its detected value i₁ q so as to derive d-axis and q-axis voltageerrors ΔV₁ d and ΔV₁ q ; and a plurality of PWM circuits, each PWMcircuit receiving d-axis and q-axis voltages V₁ d and V₁ q as d-axis andd-axis voltage instructions and generating and outputting gate signalsto the corresponding one of the inverters according to the d-axis andq-axis voltage instructions so as to control the operation of thecorresponding one of the inverters, the d-axis and d-axis voltages beingrespective additions of the d-axis and q-axis voltage setting values V₁d* and V₁ q* received from the decoupling voltage calculator tod-axis-and-q-axis voltage errors ΔV₁ d and ΔV₁ q outputted from thed-axis-and-q-axis current controller.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is providedwith a control method for a three-phase multiplex winding motor,comprising: providing a plurality of inverters, each inverteroperatively driving a corresponding winding couple of multiplex windingsof the motor; calculating d-axis and q-axis voltage setting values V₁ d*and V₁ q* on the basis of an excitation instruction value Io*, a torqueinstruction value I_(T) * d-axis-and-q-axis current instruction valuesi₁ d* and i₁ q* which are quotients of the excitation instruction valueIo* and the torque instruction value I_(T) * divided respectively by amultiplex number N of the winding couples of the motor, and a powersupply frequency ω which is an addition of a slip frequency ωs to arotor revolution frequency ωr; calculating aproportional-and-integration for respective deviations between d-axiscurrent instruction value i₁ d* and its detected value i₁ d and betweenq-axis current instruction value i₁ q* and its detected value i₁ q so asto derive d-axis and q-axis voltage errors ΔV₁ d and ΔV₁ q ; receivingd-axis and q-axis voltages V₁ d and V₁ q as d-axis and d-axis voltageinstructions; and outputting gate signals to the corresponding one ofthe inverters so as to control the operation of the corresponding one ofthe inverters, the d-axis and d-axis voltages being respective additionsof the d-axis and q-axis voltage setting values V₁ d* and V₁ q* tod-axis-and-q-axis voltage errors ΔV₁ d and ΔV₁ q.

This summary of the invention does not necessarily describe allnecessary features so that the invention may also be a sub-combinationof these described features.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit-and-wiring diagram for explaining a drivesystem of a three-phase duplex winding motor to which the presentinvention of a vector control apparatus is applicable.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a winding model of the three-phaseduplex winding motor shown in FIG. 1 on d-axis and q-axis.

FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of an equivalent circuit of a T-I typein a general three-phase motor.

FIG. 4 is a vector diagram in the general three-phase motor shown inFIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a circuit block diagram of an equivalent circuit of thethree-phase duplex winding motor shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 6 is a vector diagram in the three-phase duplex winding motor shownin FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 7 is an functional block diagram on a first-order phase advancecompensation to an excitation instruction to be used in a vector controlapparatus for a three-phase duplex winding motor.

FIG. 8 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase duplex winding motor in a first preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase N-plex winding motor (N=3, 4, - - - N) in a secondpreferred embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase duplex winding motor in a third preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase N-plex winding motor in a fourth preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase duplex winding motor in a fifth preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention in which a secondary resistancevariation compensation method is adopted.

FIG. 13 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase duplex winding motor in a sixth preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention in which the secondary resistancevariation compensation method is adopted.

FIG. 14 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase duplex winding motor in a seventh preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention in which the secondary resistancevariation compensation method is adopted.

FIG. 15 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase duplex winding motor in a seventh preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention in which the secondary resistancevariation compensation method is adopted.

FIG. 16 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase N-plex winding motor in a ninth preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention in which the secondary resistancevariation compensation method is adopted.

FIG. 17 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase N-plex winding motor in a tenth preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention in which the secondary resistancevariation compensation method is adopted.

FIG. 18 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase N-plex winding motor in an eleventh preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention in which the secondary resistancevariation compensation method is adopted.

FIG. 19 is a circuit block diagram of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase N-plex winding motor in a twelfth preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention in which the secondary resistancevariation compensation method is adopted.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Reference will hereinafter be made to the drawings in order tofacilitate a better understanding of the present invention.

Before explaining preferred embodiments of a vector control apparatusfor a three-phase N-plex (N=2, 3, 4, - - - N) winding motor according tothe present invention, a three-phase duplex winding motor and its vectorcontrol method will be described.

(1) Three-phase Duplex Winding Motor

FIG. 1 shows a system configuration of a drive system of the three-phaseduplex winding motor.

In this system shown in FIG. 1, two couples of three-phase windings (u₁,v₁, w₁ and u₂, v₂, w₂) formed on a winding of a stator of a six-polethree-phase induction motor IM and the winding of each couple is excitedby means of a corresponding power supply constituted by separateinventors (INV1, INV2).

In FIG. 1, the motor to be used and to which the present invention isapplicable is constituted by a six-pole induction motor, three windingsu₁, v₁, w₁ constituting one winding couple, and the other three windingsu₂, v₂, w₂ constituting the other winding couple.

(2) Voltage Equation on Two Axes

The three-phase duplex winding motor shown in FIG. 1 is assumed as awinding model on two vector axes shown in FIG. 2.

In FIG. 2, ₁ d denotes ad-axis component of the stator winding of afirst winding couple (a first winding, u1, v1, and w1), ₁ q denotes aq-axis component of the stator winding of the first winding couple (thefirst winding), ₂ d denotes the d-axis component of a stator winding ofa second winding couple (a second winding, u2, v2, and w2), ₂ q denotesthe q-axis component of the stator winding of the second winding couple(the second winding), ₃ d denotes the d-axis component of a rotorwinding, and ₃ q denotes the q-axis component of the rotor winding.

An equation (1) shown in TABLE1 represents a voltage equation on a d-qaxis rotating at a power supply angular frequency ω in FIG. 1. Theequation (1) is described in a Japanese Paper of Institute of ElectricalEngineering (J-IEE) D, Volume 109 No. 11, titled Decoupling ControlMethod For Induction Motor with Stator Iron Loss published in 1989 andauthored by Takayuki Mizuno, et al.

It is noted that, in the equation (1), R₁ denotes a resistancecorresponding to one phase of the first winding, L₁ denotes a selfinductance corresponding to one phase of the first winding, L₂ denotes aresistance corresponding to one phase of the second winding, L₂ denotesthe self inductance corresponding to one phase of the second winding, R₃denotes a resistance corresponding one phase of a rotor winding, M₁₂,M₁₃, and M₂₃ denote mutual inductances between respective couples of thewindings, S denotes a slip, and P=d/dt (differential operator).

If each winding is a balanced winding, R₁ =R₂, L₁ =L₂, M=M₁₂ ≈M₁₃ ≈M₂₃.

In addition, a torque T is represented by an equation (2) shown inTABLE1.

In the equation (2), Pole denotes the number of poles in the motor.

(3) Rearrangement in the Voltage Equation

A secondary magnetic flux on the three-phase duplex winding motor shownin FIG. 1 can be represented by an equation (3) of TABLE 1.

According to the equation (3), an equation (4) is established.

A current vector in the equation (1) is given by substituting theequation (4) into the equation (1). The current vector described aboveis given as shown in an equation (5) of TABLE 2.

If the equation (5) is substituted into the equation (1) to rearrangethe equation (5), an impedance matrix Z in the equation (1) will begiven as shown at a lower matrix in TABLE 2.

An equation (6) in TABLE 3 is resulted from the equation (1).

Suppose that each winding is a balanced winding, R₁ =R₂, L₁ =L₂, andM=M₁₂ ≈M₁₃ ≈M₂₃.

If a leakage inductance Mσ=M-M² /L₃, ##EQU1## wherein l₁ (=l₁)=L₁ -M.

The equation (6) can be rearranged as described in an equation (7) ofTABLE 4.

It is noted that if λ₃ d and λ₃ q in the current vector in a rightmostmatrix in the equation (7) is rearranged in a current representation ofλ₃ d/M and λ₃ q/M, the equation (7) will be given as in an equation (8)of TABLE 4.

In the equation (8), R₃ '=(M/L₃)² R₃ and M'=M² /L₃.

(4) Vector Control Condition

Suppose now that if the d-axis is taken on the secondary magnetic flux,the vector control condition is such that λ₃ d=constant, λ₃ q=0, and i₃d=0.

A condition on i₃ q which gives λ₃ q=0 is given in equations of (9) and(10) of TABLE 5 according to the equation (3).

The equation (10) represents a torque current which is a sum of torquecurrents i₁ q and i₂ q of the corresponding one of the inverters whichis connected to the corresponding one of the winding couples.

Next, a condition of a slip frequency ω s to establish λ₃ q=0 will begiven as follows:

That is to say, two equations of (11) shown in TABLE 5 are derivedaccording to a 6-th row of the equation (8) of TABLE 4.

In addition, a relationship between an excitation current and thesecondary magnetic flux when a field control is carried out will begiven in an equation (12) of TABLE 6.

It is noted that i₁ d+i₂ d=λ₃ d/M in the equation (12) under a steadystate of the motor.

As described above, in the three-phase duplex winding motor, if the sumof the excitation current and torque current in each inverter (INV1 andINV2) is the excitation current and torque current, it will beappreciated that the same is given to the conventional vector control.

It is noted that the vector control method for the induction motor hasbeen described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,341,081 issued on Aug. 23, 1994 andNo. 5,481,173 issued on Jan. 2, 1996 (, the disclosure of each of whichare herein incorporated by reference).

On the other hand, a torque T when the vector control is established isderived as in equations (12A) and (12B) of TABLE 6 according to theequation (2).

When the equation (9) is substituted in the equation (12A) of TABLE 6,it will be appreciated that the torque T is the same as in theconventional vector control method. That is to say, an equation (13) ofTABLE 6 is established.

(5) Decoupling Control Voltage Calculation

If ideal voltages V₁ d and V₁ q of a d-axis primary voltage and a q-axisprimary voltage under the steady state when a vector control conditionis established are given, equations (14) of TABLE 7 is established.

In the equations (14), λ₃ d/M=i₁ d+i₂ d.

If the equations (14) are rearranged, equations (14)' of TABLE 7 aregiven.

(6) Equivalent Circuit

1) Three-phase Motor

FIG. 3 shows a T-I type equivalent circuit used in a vector controlapparatus of the normal three-phase induction motor.

FIG. 4 shows a vector diagram of the three-phase induction motor.

The ideal voltages of d-axis and q-axis primary voltages under thesteady state when the vector control condition is established are givenin equations (15) of TABLE 8.

When the equations (14)of TABLE 7 are respectively compared with theequations (15) of TABLE8, a term of M σ is added to the d-axis andq-axis components in the equations (14), respectively. In addition,Lσ→I₁.

2) Three-phase Duplex Winding Motor

In three-phase duplex winding motor, the secondary circuit (rotor side)is common. Hence, the equation (14) can be represented in an equivalentcircuit in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 shows the vector diagram derived according tothe equation (14) and the equivalent circuit of FIG. 5.

If each winding is the balanced winding which can be expressed as R₁=R₂, L₁ =L₂, M=M₁₂ ≈M₁₃ ≈M₂₃ and the currents flowing through eachinverter INV1 and INV2 are controlled in such a way as i₁ d=i₂ d, i₁q=i₂ q, the vector diagram in the case of the primary voltage V₂ of theinverter INV2 is the same as that in the case of the primary voltage V₁of the inverter INV1.

It is herein noted that, in FIG. 6, E₁ in V₁ is determined as i₁ d+i₂ d(the sum of the excitation currents), a primary impedance voltage drop(R₁, l₁) is determined by I₁ (i₁ d+i₁ q) and a mutual leakage inductancevoltage drop Mσ is determined according to I₁ +I₂ (i₁ d, i₁ q, i₂ d, i₂q).

(7) Control Configuration

FIG. 8 shows the system configuration of a vector control apparatus todrive the three-phase duplex winding motor through the two invertersINV1 and INV2.

FIG. 9 shows the system configuration of the vector control apparatus todrive the three-phase multiplex (N-plex, N=3, 4, - - -) winding motorthrough the same N number of inverters INV1 through INVN.

Different points between vector control systems in the three-phaseN-plex winding motor and in a normal three-phase induction motor will bedescribed as follows:

1) An excitation current instruction value Io* and a torque currentinstruction value for each inverter in the case of the three-phaseN-plex winding motor are division values (quotients) of the excitationcurrent instruction Io* and the torque instruction I_(T) * respectivelydivided by the number of inverters (N) (namely, 1N) in the case of thethree-phase multiplex (N-plex) winding motor.

2) In the case of a derivation of an induced voltage E in the decouplingcontrol voltage calculation of each inverter controller I₁, I₂, - - -I_(N), a whole excitation instruction Io*=(λ₃ d/M)*=i₁ d*+i₂ d*+ - - -is used.

3) A primary impedance voltage drop (R₁, l₁ /R₂, l₂ /R₃, - - - ) isdetermined according to the primary current (i₁ d, i₁ q/i₂ d, i₂ q/i₂d).

4) A mutual leakage inductance voltage drop Mσ is determined accordingto a total sum of a primary current of the whole inverters.

In addition, if the equations of (14)' are used, the decoupling controlvoltage calculator may alternatively be modified as shown in FIG. 10 orFIG. 11.

When a field weakening control is carried out at a constant outputregion and in an application wherein magnetic fluxes are variable inorder to perform a maximum efficiency control, the excitation currentinstruction Io* in FIGS. 8 through 11 may be derived using the equation(12).

FIG. 7 shows the derivation of the excitation current instruction Io*for each inverter controller.

That is to say, the excitation current instruction Io* may be derived bymeans of a first-order phase advance compensation (filter) from anoriginal excitation instruction (λ₃ d/M)*.

(8) Secondary Resistance Variation Compensation

As described above, if the secondary resistance R₃ is varied due to atemperature variation under the current controlled state in which theprimary currents I_(i) and I₂ are controlled at constant values, animpedance ratio between M' and R₃ '/S is varied so that the inducedvoltage E is varied.

If the induced voltage E is varied, the vector control condition becomesunestablished.

The ideal voltages carried out in the decoupling voltage calculationshown in FIGS. 8 through 11 becomes different in values from the actualvoltages.

In order to compensate for this voltage variation, the d-axis and q-axisACR (current controllers) are operated. In details, in order tocompensate for a voltage variation due to the secondary resistancevariation, the ACR amplifier is operated. Hence, the ACR amplifieroutputs (d-axis and q-axis voltage errors) ΔV_(i) d and ΔV₁ q aredetected and the slip frequency ωs is corrected so as to give zero tothe ACR amplifier outputs ΔV₁ d and ΔV₁ q.

Consequently, the secondary resistance variation compensation can beachieved in the case of the three-phase multiplex winding motor.

A method of compensating for the secondary resistance variation will bedescribed below with reference to FIG. 8 and FIGS. 12, 13, and 14.

1) A method of controlling so as to provide ΔV₁ d=0

As shown in FIG. 12, the d-axis voltage error ΔV₁ d which is generateddue to the variation in the secondary resistance is detected by means ofthe d-axis ACR 35. If the slip frequency ωs is controlled so that ΔV₁d=0 , the secondary resistance variation compensation can be carriedout.

That is to say, an equation of (16) in TABLE 8 represents the secondaryresistance variation compensation method described above.

In the equation (16), * denotes a setting value and K=R₃ (actualvalue)/R₃ (setting value)=variation rate of the secondary resistance.

2) Method of controlling the slip frequency so as to provide ΔV₁ q=0

As shown in FIG. 13, the secondary resistance variation is compensatedby controlling the slip frequency ωs to give ΔV₁ q=0 with ΔV₁ qgenerated due to the variation in the secondary resistance detected bymeans of the q-axis ACR 36.

3) Method of controlling the slip frequency so as to provide |ΔV₁ |=0

As shown in FIG. 14, a square root of a sum of (ΔV₁ d)² and (ΔV₁ q)² isderived so that the slip frequency ωs is controlled so as to provide|ΔV₁ |=0 to compensate for the variation in the secondary resistance.

An equation (17) of TABLE 8 represents the above-described method.

4) Robust secondary resistance variation compensation method against theprimary resistance variation.

The slip frequency ωs is controlled on the basis of the contents of theLiterature 2 titled "Compensation for Parameters Variation of InductionMotor Improved Torque Control Characteristics at Low and High SpeedRegion" described in the BACKGROUND OF THE INVZENTION so that an δ-axisvoltage variation (error) ΔV₁ q on a primary current coordinate axes(γ-δ axis) gives zero. Consequently, the secondary resistance variationis compensated for which is not susceptible to the variation in aprimary resistance.

As shown in FIG. 6, a phase angle φ between the d-q axis and γ-δ axis isderived according to FIG. 6 using an equation (18) of TABLE 8.

In addition, ΔV₁ γ and ΔV₁ δ are derived using equations (19) and (19)'of TABLE 9.

According to the equation (19)', ΔV₁ δ is derived and the slip frequencyωs is controlled so that V₁ δ=0.

Consequently, the robust secondary resistance variation compensationwhich is not susceptible to the primary resistance variation can becarried out.

FIG. 15 shows the system configuration for the vector control apparatusfor the three-phase multiplex winding motor in which the above-describedrobust compensation method is adopted.

Although, in each vector control apparatus for the three-phase duplexwinding motor shown in FIGS. 12 through 15, the ACR outputs in one ofthe inverters INV1, namely, ΔV₁ d, ΔV₁ q and i₁ d, i₁ q are used, thesame advantages can be achieved even when the ACR outputs in the otherinverter INV2, namely, ΔV₂ d, ΔV₂ q, i₂ d, and i₂ q are used.

It is noted that each method for compensating the secondary resistancevariation applicable to the vector control apparatus for the three-phaseN-plex winding motor has been described in FIGS. 16 through 20.

These methods are based on the respective methods for compensating thevariation in the secondary resistance for the three-phase duplex windingmotor. In FIGS. 10 and 11, the same methods for compensating thevariation in the secondary resistance described in the items 1) through4) can be achieved. FIGS. 10 and 11 show modifications of the decouplingcontrol calculations shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, respectively.

Next, the preferred embodiments of the vector control apparatus for thethree-phase multiplex (N-plex, N=2, 3, 4, - - - N) winding motor will bedescribed below.

FIG. 8 shows a first preferred embodiment of the vector controlapparatus for the three-phase duplex winding motor. It is noted that Nin this embodiment is 2.

In FIG. 8, I₁ denotes an inverter controller for controlling operationsof switching devices (normally, three pairs and, for example, IGBT(Insulated Gate Bi-polar Transistors) installed in a main circuit of theone inverter INV1 and I₂ denotes another inverter controller having thesame structure as the inverter controller I₁ for controlling theoperations of the switching devices installed in the main circuit of theother inverter INV2.

In FIG. 8, a pulse generator (PG) 2 is directly coupled to the motor(three-phase duplex winding motor) IM, a velocity detector 3 receives apulse train signal from the pulse generator 2 to output a rotorfrequency ωr, a slip frequency calculator 4 calculates a slip frequencyωs from the excitation current instruction Io* and the torque currentinstruction I_(T) *, an adder 5 adds the frequencies of the rotor ωr andthe slip ωs to output a power supply angular frequency ω, an integrator6 serves to derive an angular frequency θ from the power supplyfrequency ω, a calculator 7 divides the whole excitation currentinstruction Io* by the number of the inverters, namely, 2 so that eachcurrent instruction (i₁ d* and 1₂ d*) to the inverter INV1 or INV2 isprovided (i_(i) d*=i₂ d*).

Decoupling voltage calculators 10 are constituted by a plurality ofcalculators (11 through 14 and 21 through 26) calculating V_(i) d and V₁q in the equation (14).

The V₁ d calculators (11 through 14) are constituted by a calculator 11which multiplies i₁ d* by R₁ : calculators (12-1 and 12-2) whichmultiply i_(i) q* by 1₁ (=L₁ -M) by which the power supply frequency ωis multiplied; and an adder 14 for adding outputs of the calculators(11, 12-2, and 13-2) with a polarity shown in FIG. 8.

The V₁ d calculators (11 through 14) output d-axis setting voltage V₁ d*to an adder 37.

The V₁ q calculators (21 through 26) are constituted by a multiplier 21which multiplies i₁ q* by R₁ ; multipliers 21-1, 22-2 which multiply Io*by M' (=M² /L₃) by which the power supply frequency ω is multiplied; andan adder 26 by which outputs of the multipliers 21, 22-2, 23-2, and 24-2are added together.

The V₁ q calculators output the q-axis voltage setting value V₁ q* to anadder 38.

In FIG. 8, a three-phase-to-two-phase coordinate transformation block 31serves to convert primary currents iu₁ and iw₁ of the motor IM detectedby means of a CT (current transformer) into d-axis and q-axis detectedcurrents i₁ d and i₁ q, the d-axis current controller (33 and 35) forperforming the PI calculation for a deviation between i₁ d* and i₁ d tooutput the d-axis voltage error ΔV₁ d, and the q-axis current controller(34 and 36) for performing the PI calculation between i₁ q* and i₁ q tooutput the q-axis voltage error ΔV₁ q.

The adder 37 adds the d-axis setting voltage V₁ d* to the d-axis voltageerror ΔV₁ d to issue the d-axis voltage instruction V₁ d. The adder 38adds the q-axis setting voltage V₁ q* to the q-axis voltage error ΔV₁ qto issue the q-axis voltage instruction V₁ q. The adder 39 is a PWM(Pulse Width Modulation) circuit which controls operations of threeswitching device pairs of the inverter INV1 on the basis of d-axis andq-axis voltage instructions V₁ d and V₁ q. The other inverter controller2 has the same structure as the one inverter controller I₁.

Since, in the first embodiment, the decoupling voltage calculator 10calculates the ideal voltages of the primary voltage on the d-axis andq-axis in the equation (14), the secondary magnetic flux and secondarycurrent in the three-phase duplex winding motor can be controlled in thedecoupling control mode, thus the ideal vector control for thethree-phase duplex winding motor being achieved.

FIG. 9 shows the system configuration on the vector control apparatusfor a three-phase N-plex winding motor in a second preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention.

In the second embodiment, the N-plex (N=3, 4, - - - ) winding motor isdriven by means of the N number of inverters INV1 through INVN and iscontrolled by means of the N number of inverter controllers I₁ throughI_(N).

Current instructions I₁ d*, I₂ d*, - - - , I_(N) d* and I_(q) q*, I₂q*, - - - I_(N) q* are 1/N the excitation current instruction value Io*and torque current instruction I_(T) *.

Hence, dividers 7 and 8 perform the division of these instructions by1/N, respectively. It is noted that the instructions inputted into eachcontroller 1₁ through 1_(N) perform division of the instructions by 1/N.The structure of each controller 1₁ to 1_(N) is the same as I₁ theinverter controller INV1 shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 shows a system configuration of the vector control apparatus forthe three-phase duplex winding motor in a third preferred embodimentaccording to the present invention.

In the third embodiment, the V₁ q calculators (21 through 26) in thedecoupling voltage calculator 10 are constituted by: a multiplier 21which multiplies the q-axis current instruction value by R₁ ;multipliers 22-1 and 22-2 which multiply i₁ d* by 1₁ by which the powersupply frequency ω is multiplied; multipliers 25-1 and 25-2 whichmultiply Io* (=i₁ d+i₂ d) by M by which the power supply frequency ω ismultiplied; and an adder 19 which adds the outputs of the multipliers25-1 and 25-2. The other structure is the same as shown in FIG. 8.

Since, in the third embodiment, the decoupling voltage calculator 10calculates the equation (14)' by which the equation (14) is rearranged,the ideal vector control becomes possible in the same way as the firstembodiment.

FIG. 11 shows the system configuration of the vector control apparatusin the three-phase N-plex winding motor in a fourth embodiment accordingto the present invention.

In the fourth embodiment, the V₁ q* calculators (21 through 26) in thedecoupling voltage calculator 10 of the vector control apparatus shownin FIG. 9 are so structured as the calculators (21 through 26) in theapparatus shown in FIG. 10.

It is noted that when the field weakening control at the constant outputregion is carried out in the first through fourth embodiments (FIGS. 8through 11) and in an application wherein the magnetic flux is varied inorder to perform the maximum efficiency control, the block shown in FIG.7 on the basis of the equation (12) is disposed so that Io* is set atthe first-order advance compensation from the original excitationcurrent instruction (λ₃ d/M)*.

FIG. 12 shows the system configuration with the secondary resistancevariation compensation for the three-phase duplex winding motor in afifth preferred embodiment.

In the fifth embodiment, the secondary variation compensation circuits(44 through 47) are carried out in the vector control apparatus shown inFIG. 8.

The secondary resistance variation compensation circuits (44 through 47)include: a substractor 44 which detects a deviation between a d-axisvoltage variation setting value ΔV₁ d* (ΔV₁ d*=0) and the variationvoltage ΔV₁ d from the d-axis current controller 35; an R₂ compensationamplifier 45 which performs the PI calculation for the deviation fromthe subtractor 44; a multiplier 46 which multiplies the slip frequencyωs* from the slip frequency calculator 4 and the output K of the R₂compensation amplifier 45; and an adder 47 which adds the output of themultiplier 26 to ωs* to be outputted to the adder 5.

The slip frequency ωs outputted from the adder 47 and subjected to thesecondary resistance variation compensation is added to the rotorfrequency ωr from the velocity detector 3 by means of the adder 5 toprovide the secondary resistance variation compensated power supplyfrequency ω. The secondary resistance variation compensated power supplyfrequency ω is used in the decoupling voltage calculator 10. Thiscontrol is called a control under the secondary resistance variationcompensation.

The secondary resistance variation compensation circuit 44 to 47 isprovided on the basis of the equation (16), namely, controls the slipfrequency ωs to provide ΔV₁ d (=0) so as to provide the secondaryresistance variation compensation for the slip frequency ωs.

FIG. 13 shows the system configuration of the secondary resistancevariation compensated vector control apparatus for the three-phaseduplex winding motor in a sixth preferred embodiment according to thepresent invention.

In the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 13 is an addition of the secondaryresistance variation compensation circuit (44 to 47) in FIG. 12 to thevector control apparatus for the three-phase duplex winding motor shownin FIG. 8.

It is noted that the secondary resistance variation compensation circuit(44 through 47) includes: the subtractor 44 for detecting a deviationbetween the q-axis voltage variation setting value ΔV₁ q* (=0) and thevoltage error ΔV₁ q from the q-axis current controller 36; the secondaryresistance R₂ compensation amplifier 45 which carries out the PIcalculation on this deviation; the multiplier 46 which multiplies theslip frequency ωs* from the slip frequency calculator 4 by the output Kof the secondary resistance variation compensation amplifier 45; and theadder 47 which adds the slip frequency ωs from the slip frequencycalculator 4 to the output of the multiplier 46.

The secondary resistance variation compensation circuit performs thesecondary resistance variation compensation by controlling the slipfrequency so as to provide ΔV₁ q=0.

FIG. 14 shows the system configuration of the vector control apparatuswith the secondary resistance variation compensation for the three-phaseduplex winding motor in a seventh preferred embodiment according to thepresent invention.

In the seventh embodiment shown in FIG. 14, the secondary resistancevariation compensation circuit (41 through 47) is added to the vectorcontrol apparatus shown in FIG. 8.

The secondary resistance variation compensation circuit (43 through 47)includes: a φ (phase) calculator 41 which calculates the phase angle φrecited in the equation (18) from the excitation current (d-axis)instruction i₁ d* and the torque current (q-axis) instruction i₁ q*; aδ-axis voltage variation (ΔV₁ δ) calculator 42 which calculates avoltage variation (error) ΔV₁ δ recited in the equation (18) from thephase angle φ and the voltage errors ΔV₁ d and ΔV₁ q from the d-axis andq-axis current (ACR) controllers 35 and 36; the R₂ compensationamplifier (the secondary resistance variation compensation amplifier) 45which performs the PI calculation for the deviation between such aδ-axis voltage variation setting value as ΔV₁ δ* (=0) and the errorvalue of ΔV₁ δ; the multiplier 46 which multiplies the slip frequencyωs* from the slip frequency calculator 4 by the output K of the R₂compensation amplifier 45; and the adder 47 which adds the output of themultiplier 46 to the slip frequency ωs* from the slip frequencycalculator 4.

The secondary resistance variation compensation circuit (41 through 47)in the eighth embodiment controls the slip frequency to make ΔV₁ δ zero(ΔV₁ δ=0) so as to perform the secondary resistance variationcompensation.

FIG. 16 shows the system configuration of the vector control apparatuswith the secondary resistance variation compensation for the three-phaseN-plex winding motor in a ninth preferred embodiment according to thepresent invention.

In the ninth embodiment shown in FIG. 16, the secondary resistancevariation compensation circuit (44 to 47) which controls the slipfrequency ωs to provide ΔV₁ d with zero shown in FIG. 12.

FIG. 17 shows the system configuration of the vector control apparatuswith the secondary resistance variation compensation for the three-phaseN-plex winding motor in a tenth preferred embodiment according to thepresent invention.

In the tenth preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 17, the secondaryresistance variation compensation circuit (44 to 47) which controls theslip frequency ωs so that ΔV₁ q shown in FIG. 13 gives zero.

FIG. 18 shows the vector control apparatus with the secondary resistancevariation compensation circuit for the three-phase N-plex winding motorin an eleventh preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

In the eleventh preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 18, the secondaryvariation resistance compensation circuit (43 to 47) which controls theslip frequency ωs so as to provide ΔV₁ shown in FIG. 14 to be zeroed(ΔV₁ =0).

FIG. 19 shows the system configuration of the vector control apparatuswith the secondary resistance variation compensation for the three-phaseN-plex winding motor in a twelfth preferred embodiment according to thepresent invention.

In the twelfth embodiment shown in FIG. 19, the secondary resistancevariation compensation circuit (41 to 47) which controls the slipfrequency ωs* so as to provide ΔV₁ δ to be zeroed (ΔV₁ δ=0) is added tothe vector control apparatus shown in FIG. 9.

As described above, the vector control apparatus for the three-phaseN-plex (N=2, 3, 4, - - -) winding motor can have the followingadvantages: (1) the decoupling control can be achieved for thethree-phase N-plex winding motor; (2) both of the secondary magneticflux and the secondary current can be controlled in the decouplingcontrol mode, thus the ideal vector control being achieved; (3) thecurrent response during the abrupt change in the torque of the motor canbe improved and the torque response can be improved; (4) the secondaryresistance variation compensation for the multiplex winding motorbecomes possible and the torque control accuracy can be improved.

It is noted that the field weakening control and the maximum efficiencycontrol (applicable to a drive source of an electric vehicle) describedabove will not be explained in details since these control methods arenot so directly related to the present invention.

The entire content of the Japanese Patent Application P10-62534 (filedon Mar. 13, 1998) is herein incorporated by reference.

Although the present invention has been described above by reference tocertain embodiments of the present invention, the present invention isnot limited to the embodiments described above. Modifications andvariations of the embodiments described above will occur to thoseskilled in the air in the light of the above teachings.

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                  TABLE 5                                                         ______________________________________                                        0 = M(i.sub.1 q + i.sub.2 q) + L.sub.3 i.sub.3 q                               ##STR10##                   (9)                                               ##STR11##                   (10)                                             0 = -R.sub.3 'i.sub.1 q - R.sub.3 'i.sub.2 q + ωsM' ·          .sub. d/M                                                                      ##STR12##                   (11)                                             ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 6                                                         ______________________________________                                        0 = -R.sub.3 'i.sub.1 d - R.sub.3 'i.sub.2 d + (R.sub.3 ' + M'P).sub.3        d/M                                                                            ##STR13##                    (12)                                             ##STR14##                    (12A)                                            ##STR15##                                                                    ∵i.sub.3 d = 0        (12B)                                            ##STR16##                    (13)                                            ______________________________________                                    

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                  TABLE 9                                                         ______________________________________                                         ##STR23##                   (19)                                             ∴ΔV.sub.1 δ = -ΔV.sub.1 d sinφ + ΔV.su    b.1 q cosφ               (19)'                                            ______________________________________                                    

What is claimed is:
 1. A control apparatus for a three-phase multiplexwinding motor, comprising:a plurality of inverters, each inverteroperatively driving a corresponding winding couple of multiplex windingsof the motor; a plurality of controllers whose number corresponds tothat of the inverters, each controller controlling an operation of acorresponding one of the inverters, each controller including: adecoupling voltage calculator for calculating d-axis and q-axis voltagesetting values V₁ d* and V₁ q* on the basis of an excitation instructionvalue Io*, a torque instruction value I_(T) *, d-axis-and-q-axis currentinstruction values i₁ d* and i₁ q* which are quotients of the excitationinstruction value Io* and the torque instruction value I_(T) * dividedrespectively by the multiplex number N of the winding couples of themotor, and a power supply frequency ω which is an addition of a slipfrequency ωs to a rotor revolution frequency ωr; a d-axis-and-q-axiscurrent controller for performing proportional-and-integrationcalculations for respective deviations between d-axis currentinstruction value i₁ d* and its detected value iid and between q-axiscurrent instruction value i₁ q* and its detected value i₁ q so as toderive d-axis and q-axis voltage errors ΔV₁ d and ΔV₁ q ; and aplurality of PWM circuits, each PWM circuit receiving d-axis and q-axisvoltages V₁ d and V₁ q as d-axis and d-axis voltage instructions andgenerating and outputting gate signals to the corresponding one of theinverters according to the d-axis and g-axis voltage instructions so asto control the operation of the corresponding one of the inverters, thed-axis and d-axis voltages being respective additions of the d-axis andq-axis voltage setting values V₁ d* and V₁ q* received from thedecoupling voltage calculator to d-axis-and-q-axis voltage errors ΔV₁ dand ΔV₁ q outputted from the d-axis-and-q-axis current controller.
 2. Acontrol apparatus for a three-phase multiplex winding motor as claimedin claim 1, wherein the decoupling current controller of each controllercalculates as follows: V₁ d*=i₁ d*×R₁ -i₁ q*×l₁ ×ω-I_(T) *×Mσ×ω and V₁q*=i₁ q*×R₁ +i₁ d*×l₁ ×ω+Io*×Mσ×ω+Io*×M'×ω, wherein l₁ =L₁ -M, Mσ×M-M²/L₃, M'=M² /L₃, R₁ denotes a resistance corresponding to one phase in afirst winding of the multiplex windings, L₁ denotes a self inductancecorresponding one phase in the first winding, M denotes a mutualinductance between each winding of the multiplex windings, and L₃denotes a self inductance corresponding one phase of a rotor of themultiplex winding motor.
 3. A control apparatus for a three-phasemultiplex winding motor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the multiplexnumber N of the multiplex windings is 2 and wherein the number of theinverters is 2, a first inverter driving the first winding of the motorand a second inverter driving a second winding of the motor.
 4. Acontrol apparatus for a three-phase multiplex winding motor as claimedin claim 1, wherein the decoupling voltage calculator calculates asfollows:

    V.sub.1 d*=i.sub.1 d*×R.sub.1 -i.sub.1 q×l.sub.1 ×ω-I.sub.T *×Mσ×ω and

    V.sub.1 q*=i.sub.1 q*×R.sub.1 +i.sub.1 d*×l.sub.1 ×ω+Io*×M×ω,

wherein l_(1=l) ₁ -M, Mσ=M-M² /L₃, R₁ denotes a resistance correspondingto one phase of a first winding of the multiplex windings of themultiplex winding motor, L₁ denotes a self inductance corresponding toone phase of the first winding, M denotes a mutual inductance betweeneach winding, L₃ denotes a self inductance of a rotor of the multiplexwinding motor.
 5. A control apparatus for a three-phase multiplexwinding motor as claimed in claim 4, wherein the multiplex number N ofthe multiplex windings is 2 and wherein the number of the inverters is2, a first inverter driving the first winding of the motor and a secondinverter driving a second winding of the motor.
 6. A control apparatusfor a three-phase multiplex winding motor as claimed in claim 2, whereineach controller further comprises a secondary resistance variationcompensation circuit including: a subtractor for deriving a deviationbetween a d-axis voltage variation preset value (ΔV₁ d*=0) and thed-axis voltage error ΔV₁ d derived from the d-axis-and-q-axis currentcontroller; a secondary resistance variation compensation amplifier forperforming a proportional-and-integration calculation for the deviationderived from the subtractor; a slip frequency calculator for calculatingthe slip frequency ωs* on the basis of the excitation instruction valueIo* and the torque instruction value I_(T) *; a multiplier formultiplying the slip frequency ωs* by an output K (K denotes a secondaryresistance varaition rate) of the secondary resistance variationcompensation ampllifier; and an adder for adding the slip frequency ωsto the output of the multiplier to provide ωs*(1+K).
 7. A controlapparatus for a three-phase multiplex winding motor as claimed in claim6, wherein ωs=ωs*+Δωs=ωs*+Kωs*=(1+K)ωs*=(1+K)·R₃ '*/M'*·I_(T) */Io*,wherein R₃ '=(M/L₃)·R₃, M'=M² /L₃, R₃ denotes a resistance correspondingto one phase of a rotor winding of the three-phase winding motor, R₃ '*denotes a set value of R₃ ' and M'* denotes a set value of M.
 8. Acontrol apparatus for a three-phase multiplex winding motor as claimedin claim 2, wherein each controller further comprises a secondaryresistance variation compensation circuit including: a subtractor forderiving a deviation between a q-axis voltage variation preset value(ΔV₁ q*=0) and the q-axis voltage error ΔV₁ q derived from thed-axis-and-q-axis current controller; a secondary resistance variationcompensation amplifier for performing a proportional-and-integrationcalculation for the deviation derived from the subtractor; a slipfrequency calculator for calculating the slip frequency ωs* on the basisof the excitation instruction value Io* and the torque instruction valueI_(T) *; a multiplier for multiplying the slip frequency ωs* by anoutput K (K denotes a secondary resistance varaition rate) of thesecondary resistance variation compensation ampllifier; and an adder foradding the slip frequency ωs to the output of the multiplier to provideωs(1+K).
 9. A control apparatus for a three-phase multiplex windingmotor as claimed in claim 2, wherein each controller further comprises asecondary resistance variation compensation circuit including: a voltagevariation absolute value calculator for calculating an absolute value ofa voltage variation |ΔV₁ | between the d-axis voltage error ΔV₁ d andthe q-axis voltage error ΔV₁ q derived from the d-axis-and-q-axiscurrent controller; a subtractor for deriving a deviation between avoltage variation preset value V₁ * (V₁ * 0) and the absolute value ofthe voltage variation |ΔV₁ |; a secondary resistance variationcompensation amplifier for performing a proportional-and-integrationcalculation for the deviation derived from the subtractor; a slipfrequency calculator for calculating the slip frequency ωs* on the basisof the excitation instruction value Io* and the torque instruction valueI_(T) *; a multiplier for multiplying the slip frequency ωs* by anoutput K (K denotes a secondary resistance variation rate) of thesecondary resistance variation compensation amplifier; and an adder foradding the slip frequency ωs to the output of the multiplier to provideωs*(1+K).
 10. A control apparatus for a three-phase multiplex windingmotor as claimed in claim 9, wherein |ΔV₁ |=√{(ΔV₁ d)² +ΔV₁ q}² }.
 11. Acontrol apparatus for a three-phase multiplex winding motor as claimedin claim 2, wherein each controller further comprises a secondaryresistance variation compensation circuit including: a phase anglecalculator for calculating a phase angle φ between the d-q axis and aγ-δ axis on the basis of the excitation current instruction value i₁ d*and the torque current instruction value i₁ q*, the excitation currentinstruction value i₁ d* and the torque current instruction value beingrespectively derived from the excitation instruction value Io* and thetorque instruction value I_(T) *; a voltage variation calculator forcalculating a δ-axis voltage variation ΔV₁ δ according to the d-axisvoltage error ΔV₁ d and the q-axis voltage error ΔV₁ q derived from thed-axis-and-q-axis current controller and the derived phase angle φ; asubtractor for deriving a deviation between a δ-axis voltage variationpreset value ΔV₁ δ*(V₁ δ*=0) and the δ-axis voltage variation ΔV₁ δ; asecondary resistance variation compensation amplifier for performing aproportional-and-integration calculation for the deviation derived fromthe subtractor; a slip frequency calculator for calculating the slipfrequency ωs* on the basis of the excitation instruction value Io* andthe torque instruction value I_(T) *; a multiplier for multiplying theslip frequency ωs* by an output K (K denotes a secondary resistancevariation rate) of the secondary resistance variation compensationamplifier; and an adder for adding the slip frequency ωs to the outputof the multiplier to provide ωs*(1+K).
 12. A control apparatus for athree-phase multiplex winding motor as claimed in claim 11, wherein thephase angle φ calculator calculates the phase angle φ between the d-qaxis and the γ-δ axis as follows:

    φ=tan.sup.-1 i.sub.1 q/i.sub.1 d=tan.sup.-1 I.sub.T */Io*.


13. A control apparatus for a three-phase multiplex winding motor asclaimed in claim 12, wherein ΔV₁ δ=ΔV₁ d sin φ+ΔV_(q) q cos φ.
 14. Acontrol apparatus for a three-phase multiplex winding motor as claimedin claim 3, which further comprises: current transformers for detectingtwo phase currents iu₁ and iw₁ flowing from the corresponding one of theinverters to the three-phase multiplex winding motor; and a velocitydetector for detecting the revolution speed ωr of the rotor of the motorand wherein each controller includes: a rotation phase determinator fordetermining a rotation phase θ of the rotor of the motor according tothe power supply frequency ω; and a three-phase-to-two-phase coordinatetransformer for transforming the two phase currents iu₁ and iw₁ from thecurrent transformers into the d-axis detected value i₁ d and q-axisdetected value i_(q) receiving the rotation phase θ.
 15. A controlapparatus for a three-phase multiplex winding motor as claimed in claim14, whicch further comprises a first-order phase advance compensationfilter having a characteristic represented by (1+M'/R₃ '·P), wherein R₃'=(M/L₃)=R₃, M'=M² /L₃, R₃ denotes a resistance corresponding to onephase of a rotor winding of the three-phase winding motor, and P is adifferential operator (d/dt), and outputting the excitation instructionvalue Io* from an inputted excitation instruction value (λ3d/M)* ,wherein λ3d=M₁₃ (=M)i₁ d+M₂₃ (=M)i₂ d+L₃ i₃ d λ3d/M≈i₁ d+i₂ d, whereini₁ d denotes a d-axis current in the first winding and i₂ d denotes ad-axis current in the second winding.
 16. A control apparatus for athree-phase multiplex winding motor as claimed in claim 4, wherein eachcontroller further comprises a secondary resistance variationcompensation circuit including: a subtractor for deriving a deviationbetween a d-axis voltage variation preset value (ΔV₁ d*=0) and thed-axis voltage error ΔV₁ d derived from the d-axis-and-q-axis currentcontroller; a secondary resistance variation compensation amplifier forperforming a proportional-and-integration calculation for the deviationderived from the subtractor; a slip frequency calculator for calculatingthe slip frequency ωs* on the basis of the excitation instruction valueIo* and the torque instruction value I_(T) *; a multiplier formultiplying the slip frequency ωs* by an output K (K denotes a secondaryresistance varaition rate) of the secondary resistance variationcompensation ampllifier; and an adder for adding the slip frequency ωsto the output of the multiplier to provide ωs*(1+K).
 17. A controlapparatus for a three-phase multiplex winding motor as claimed in claim4, wherein each controller further comprises a secondary resistancevariation compensation circuit including: a subtractor for deriving adeviation between a q-axis voltage variation preset value (ΔV₁ q*=0) andthe q-axis voltage error ΔV₁ q derived from the d-axis-and-q-axiscurrent controller; a secondary resistance variation compensationamplifier for performing a proportional-and-integration calculation forthe deviation derived from the subtractor; a slip frequency calculatorfor calculating the slip frequency ωs* on the basis of the excitationinstruction value Io* and the torque instruction value I_(T) *; amultiplier for multiplying the slip frequency ωs* by an output K (Kdenotes a secondary resistance varaition rate) of the secondaryresistance variation compensation ampllifier; and an adder for addingthe slip frequency ωs to the output of the multiplier to provideωs*(1+K).
 18. A control apparatus for a three-phase multiplex windingmotor as claimed in claim 4, wherein each controller further comprises asecondary resistance variation compensation circuit including: a voltagevariation absolute value calculator for calculating an absolute value ofa voltage variation |ΔV₁ | between the d-axis voltage error ΔV₁ d andthe q-axis voltage error ΔV₁ q derived from the d-axis-and-q-axiscurrent controller; a subtractor for deriving a deviation between avoltage variation preset value V₁ * (V₁ * =0) and the absolute value ofthe voltage variation |ΔV₁ |; a secondary resistance variationcompensation amplifier for performing a proportional-and-integrationcalculation for the deviation derived from the subtractor; a slipfrequency calculator for calculating the slip frequency ωs* on the basisof the excitation instruction value Io* and the torque instruction valueI_(T) *; a multiplier for multiplying the slip frequency ωs* by anoutput K (K denotes a secondary resistance variation rate) of thesecondary resistance variation compensation amplifier; and an adder foradding the slip frequency ωs to the output of the multiplier to provideωs*(1+K).
 19. A control apparatus for a three-phase multiplex windingmotor as claimed in claim 4, wherein each controller further comprises asecondary resistance variation compensation circuit including: a phaseangle calculator for calculating a phase angle φ between the d-q axisand a γ-δ axis on the basis of the excitation current instruction valueiid* and the torque current instruction value i₁ q*, the excitationcurrent instruction value i₁ d* and the torque current instruction valuebeing respectively derived from the excitation instruction value Io* andthe torque instruction value I_(T) *; a voltage variation calculator forcalculating a δ-axis voltage variation ΔV₁ δ according to the d-axisvoltage error ΔV₁ d and the q-axis voltage error ΔV₁ q derived from thed-axis-and-q-axis current controller and the derived phase angle φ; asubtractor for deriving a deviation between a δ-axis voltage variationpreset value V₁ δ*(V₁ δ*=0) and the δ-axis voltage variation ΔV₁ δ; asecondary resistance variation compensation amplifier for performing aproportional-and-integration calculation for the deviation derived fromthe subtractor; a slip frequency calculator for calculating the slipfrequency ωs* on the basis of the excitation instruction value Io* andthe torque instruction value I_(T) *; a multiplier for multiplying theslip frequency ωs* by an output K (K denotes a secondary resistancevariation rate) of the secondary resistance variation compensationamplifier; and an adder for adding the slip frequency ωs to the outputof the multiplier to provide ωs*(1+K).
 20. A control method for athree-phase multiplex winding motor, comprising:providing a plurality ofinverters, each inverter operatively driving a corresponding windingcouple of multiplex windings of the motor; calculating d-axis and q-axisvoltage setting values V₁ d* and V₁ q* on the basis of an excitationinstruction value Io*, a torque instruction value I_(T) *,d-axis-and-q-axis current instruction values i₁ d* and i₁ q* which arequotients of the excitation instruction value Io* and the torqueinstruction value I_(T) * divided respectively by a multiplex number Nof the winding couples of the motor, and a power supply frequency ωwhich is an addition of a slip frequency ωs to a rotor revolutionfrequency ωr; calculating a proportional-and-integration for respectivedeviations between d-axis current instruction value i₁ d* and itsdetected value i₁ d and between q-axis current instruction value i₁ q*and its detected value i₁ q so as to derive d-axis and q-axis voltageerrors ΔV₁ d and ΔV₁ q; receiving d-axis and q-axis voltages V₁ d and V₁q as d-axis and d-axis voltage instructions; and outputting gate signalsto the corresponding one of the inverters so as to control the operationof the corresponding one of the inverters, the d-axis and d-axisvoltages being respective additions of the d-axis and q-axis voltagesetting values V₁ d* and V₁ q* to d-axis-and-q-axis voltage errors ΔV₁ dand ΔV₁ q.